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(11) EP 2 430 277 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12

(21) Application number: 09784533.3

(22) Date of filing: 13.02.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E21B 7/06(2006.01)
E21B 17/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2009/000394
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/092313 (19.08.2010 Gazette 2010/33)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(71) Applicants:
  • Schlumberger Technology B.V.
    2514 JG The Hague (NL)

    BG CZ DE DK GB GR HU IE IT LT NO PL RO SI SK TR 
  • Schlumberger Holdings Limited
    Tortola (VG)

    GB NL 
  • Services Pétroliers Schlumberger
    75007 Paris (FR)

    FR 
  • Prad Research And Development Limited
    Tortola (VG)

    AT BE CH CY EE ES FI HR IS LI LU LV MC MK MT PT SE 

(72) Inventors:
  • JOHNSON, Ashley
    Cambridgeshire CB24 6DG (GB)
  • ALDRED, Walter
    Hertfordshire SG8 7RJ (GB)
  • DOWNTON, Geoffrey
    Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire GL6 9BY (GB)
  • BOUALLEG, Riadh
    Cambridge CB4 2UP (GB)
  • HAUGVALDSTAD, Kjell
    N-7125 Vanvikan (NO)
  • SHEPPARD, Michael
    Cambridgeshire CB21 4NU (GB)

(74) Representative: Ford, Michael Frederick 
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited High Cross Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0EL
Cambridge CB3 0EL (GB)

   


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